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SUMMARY:Houston DSA Author Talk with Mark Nowak
DESCRIPTION:Mark Nowak\, poet\, founder of the Worker Writers School\, and author of Social Poetics (Coffee House Press\, 2020)\, joins the Houston DSA Arts Collective and Political Education Committee for a discussion of cultural organizing and its role in building socialism. The event will include a reading\, moderated Q&A\, and open discussion. Come join us September 17 from 7-8:30PM. \n  \nNowak’s Worker Writers School is a cultural organizing project that holds poetry workshops for labor unions and other leftist and working-class organizations. His new book\, Social Poetics\, chronicles the neglected radical\, working-class history of the poetry workshop\, while also exploring the possibilities of socialist cultural organizing in the present. \n  \nThe event will be over Zoom. Please RSVP here: https://houstondsa.org/event/political-education-and-arts-collective-author-talk-with-mark-nowak/.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/houston-dsa-author-talk-with-mark-nowak/
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SUMMARY:Thank You for Biting: Can non-lethal predation help prey?
DESCRIPTION:Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2020 is the wonders of nature. \nIn September\, join Professor Adrienne Correa of Rice University to learn about coral reefs & their relationship with their predators. Coral reefs are biodiverse ecosystems that are constructed by partnerships between coral animals and their resident microorganisms (i.e.\, the coral microbiome). Healthy reefs remain covered by corals because consumers\, such as some fish and urchins\, eat algae and other organisms that compete with corals for space. However\, some reef-associated consumers prey on corals – they take bites from coral colonies without killing them. This non-lethal predation on corals has mainly been studied in terms of how it weakens reef frameworks\, creating spaces for other reef dwellers to hide. Professor Correa’s group is investigating a surprising indirect benefit that corals receive from being preyed upon: a supply of microorganisms for their microbiome. Join Professor Correa to learn more\, including how this predator-prey interaction might ultimately be leveraged to help stressed or sick corals! Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/thank-you-for-biting-can-non-lethal-predation-help-prey/
LOCATION:Houston\, United States
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SUMMARY:America’s Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics 
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a Zoom conversation with author Joel Goza who will discuss his book America’s Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics on September 30\, 2020\, 6-8 PM (CDT).  Goza\, former pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Houston\, TX\, writes with passion about the racist and classist roots of America’s political and religious institutions.  Grounding his work in the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes\, John Locke\, and Adam Smith\, Goza convincingly argues that America’s Founding Fathers deliberately designed a racist and inequitable society. \n \n\n\nThis event is free\, with donations greatly appreciated.  RSVP is required @ https://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/americas-unholy-ghost-a-conversation-with-author-joel-goza/.  To donate to the Center for the Healing of Racism\, please click here. To purchase a copy of America’s Unholy Ghosts please click here.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/americas-unholy-ghosts-the-racist-roots-of-our-faith-and-politics/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201001T123000
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SUMMARY:Robert Reich Livestream
DESCRIPTION:Robert Reich will discuss his new book\, The System: Who Rigged It\, How We Fix It. A free livestream interview with Progressive Forum founder\, Randall Morton. \nTo register & for more information\, please visit: https://www.progressiveforumhouston.org/event/robert-reich-livestream-interview
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/robert-reich-livestream/
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SUMMARY:Is This Really A Racial Reckoning?
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 1\, 20206:00 PM \nVimeo LivestreamFrances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture Series in Peace\, Social Justice and Human RightsIs this really a racial reckoning? with Charles M. BlowPresented in partnership with the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at UT’s School of LawClick “Register” below to receive link to view. Registration closes at event start time. \n  \nAfter the killing of George Floyd\, millions of people\, of all races and ethnicities\, in America and around the world\, poured into the streets as part of historic protests to demand racial justice. Some began to call those protests a major civil rights moment\, a long-overdue\, honest dealing with racial justice and equality. But\, as months have passed\, as progress has stalled and protests narrow\, we are forced to wrestle with the question: Is this really a racial reckoning?  \nJoin the Rothko Chapel and the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas at Austin for the 6th annual Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace\, Social Justice and Human Rights. \nThe 2020 Farenthold Lecture will kick-off a series of Rothko Chapel programs exploring the past\, present\, and future of civil and human rights in this country. Which rights are particularly at-risk in today’s society\, and how can we become more effective advocates and activists as we work to undo injustice and create a society of equality and equity? A moderated Q&A session by ABC13’s news anchor Melanie Lawson follows the lecture. \n  \nAbout Charles M. BlowCharles M. Blow is an Op-Ed columnist at The New York Times\, where his column appears on Mondays and Thursdays. Mr. Blow’s columns tackle hot-button issues such as social justice\, racial equality\, presidential politics\, police violence\, gun control\, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Mr. Blow is also a CNN commentator and was a Presidential Visiting Professor at Yale\, where he taught a seminar on media and politics. He is the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times best-selling memoir\, Fire Shut Up in My Bones. The book won a Lambda Literary Award and the Sperber Prize and made multiple prominent lists of best books published in 2014. People Magazine called it “searing and unforgettable.” \nMr. Blow joined The New York Times in 1994 as a graphics editor and quickly became the paper’s graphics director\, a position he held for nine years. He then went on to become the paper’s design director for news before leaving in 2006 to become the art director of National Geographic Magazine. Before coming to The Times\, Mr. Blow had worked at The Detroit News. He graduated magna cum laude from Grambling State University in Louisiana\, where he received a B.A. in mass communications\, and he holds an honorary doctorate from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. He lives in Brooklyn and has three children. \n  \nFor more info visit http://rothkochapel.org/experience/events/register/1861
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/is-this-really-a-racial-reckoning/
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SUMMARY:Building Black and Asian Solidarity: Women Leading Across Race\, History\, and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Schedule\nThursday\, October 8\, 20206:30 p.m. Moderated Discussion7:10 p.m. Audience Q&A — Questions welcome via VimeoFor more information or to register go to https://asiasociety.org/texas/events/webcast-bank-america-womens-leadership-series-0 \n  \nThe Black Lives Matter movement that erupted following the death of George Floyd has forced our nation to confront systemic racial biases and to effect immediate change. People from all races\, religions\, and genders have been inspired to come together in solidarity and in support of Black lives. The U.S. also has a complicated history of anti-Asian discrimination which includes the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882\, the U.S.’s first federal law suspending immigration of an entire ethnic group\, and the Japanese Internment Act of 1942\, which led to the internment of thousands of Japanese residents and Japanese American citizens during World War II. \nThe dynamic of Asian and Black American communities in history is often overlooked. The Asian American movement and many of its grassroots organizations were inspired by the Black liberation movement. Often\, Asian American women were at the forefront of building coalitions for civil rights across racial lines. Prominent examples are Yuri Kochiyama\, who famously allied herself with the Civil Rights Movement and became a friend to Malcolm X\, and Ina Sugihara\, a civil rights organizer who became a founding member of the Congress of Racial Equity (CORE) and created multiracial coalitions through the Japanese American Citizens League. Sugihara emphasized the importance of multiracial alliances to fight discrimination\, and has been quoted as saying “The fate of each minority depends upon the extent of justice given all other groups.” \nDuring the current challenging times\, solidarity\, support\, and strength between all communities are imperative to move the nation forward in the right direction. Join Asia Society as inspirational women leaders explore the depth of Black and Asian American experiences in the country\, discuss how to overcome racial conflict and division between communities\, and share their hopes for cross-racial understanding and collaboration as we build a just and equitable future together. \n  \nRuth J. Simmons serves as President of Prairie View A&M University. She was President of Brown University from 2001-2012. Under her leadership\, Brown made significant strides in improving its standing as one of the world’s finest research universities. \nA French professor before entering university administration\, President Simmons held an appointment as a Professor of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies at Brown. After completing her Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard\, she served in various faculty and administrative roles at the University of Southern California\, Princeton University\, and Spelman College before becoming president of Smith College\, the largest women’s college in the United States. At Smith\, she launched a number of important academic initiatives\, including an engineering program\, the first at an American women’s college. \nSimmons is the recipient of many honors\, including a Fulbright Fellowship to France\, the 2001 President’s Award from the United Negro College Fund\, the 2002 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal\, the 2004 Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal\, the Foreign Policy Association Medal\, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor\, and the Centennial Medal from Harvard University. Simmons is a member of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences\, the American Philosophical Society\, and the Council on Foreign Relations\, and serves on the boards of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts\, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture\, and the Holdsworth Center. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Square. Awarded numerous honorary degrees\, she received the Brown Faculty’s highest honor: the Susan Colver Rosenberger Medal in 2011. In 2012\, she was named a ‘chevalier’ of the French Legion of Honor. \nHelen Zia is an activist\, author\, and former journalist. After twelve years in the making\, Last Boat out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao’s Revolution is out! Helen’s latest book traces the lives of migrants and refugees from another cataclysmic time in history that has striking parallels to the difficulties facing migrants today. She interviewed more than 100 survivors of that exodus and countless others. Helen’s essay in the New York Times reveals her mother’s secret that inspired her to write this book. \nIn 2000\, her first book was published: Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People\, a finalist for the prestigious Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. She also authored the story of Wen Ho Lee in My Country Versus Me\, about the Los Alamos scientist who was falsely accused of being a spy for China in the “worst case since the Rosenbergs.” She was Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine and a founding board co-chair of the Women’s Media Center. She has been active in many non-profit organizations\, including Equality Now\, AAJA\, and KQED. Her ground-breaking articles\, essays\, and reviews have appeared in many publications\, books\, and anthologies\, receiving numerous awards. \nThe daughter of immigrants from China\, Helen has been outspoken on issues ranging from human rights and peace to women’s rights and countering hate violence and homophobia. She is featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary\, Who Killed Vincent Chin? and was profiled in Bill Moyers’ PBS series\, Becoming American: The Chinese Experience. In 2008 Helen was a Torchbearer in San Francisco for the Beijing Olympics amid great controversy; in 2010\, she was a witness in the federal marriage equality case decided by the US Supreme Court. \nHelen received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of San Francisco and an honorary Doctor of Laws from the City University of New York Law School for bringing important matters of law and civil rights into public view. She is a Fulbright Scholar and a graduate of Princeton University’s first coeducational class. She attended medical school but quit after completing two years\, then went to work as a construction laborer\, an autoworker\, and a community organizer\, after which she discovered her life’s work as a writer. \nJuju Chang is an Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ Nightline. She also reports regularly for Good Morning America and 20/20. \nChang has been recognized for her in-depth personal narratives set against the backdrop of pressing national and international news. Her exclusive television interview with transgender solider Chelsea Manning\, after seven years in prison\, explored issues of national security leaks and LGBTQ military service. Her profile of former firefighter Pat Hardison – after a groundbreaking face transplant – highlighted the crisis of organ donation. She also interviewed transgender teen Jazz Jennings and her journey towards getting gender confirmation surgery and advocacy for other young transgender people. Additionally\, Chang anchored a special edition of Nightline\, “Consent on Campus\,” from Penn State which tackled complex issues surrounding sexual assault. \nChang has also covered major breaking news for decades for ABC News\, including Superstorm Sandy\, the Orlando nightclub massacre and the Boston Marathon bombing. She has traveled around the world to report on global issues including a three-country trip through Central Africa on the front lines against Boko Haram in the latest on #bringbackourgirls\, and to Honduras for “Femicide: the Untold War\,” an eye-opening look at rampant violence against women. \nChang has profiled newsmakers like Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg\, former Vice President Joe Biden and Oprah Winfrey as well as entertainers like Chris Pratt\, Channing Tatum\, Nicki Minaj\, and Bella Thorne. Her extensive feature reporting covers parenting dilemmas\, digital addictions and social media moguls like Dude Perfect and Esther the Wonder Pig. \nA former news anchor for Good Morning America\, Chang joined ABC News as an entry level desk assistant in 1987 and rose to become a producer for World News Tonight. Her first on-air job was reporting for KGO-TV in San Francisco. After a year in Washington\, D.C. covering the White House\, Capitol Hill and the presidential election for NewsOne\, she co-anchored the overnight show World News Now. Chang’s work has been recognized with numerous awards including multiple Emmy’s\, Gracie’s\, a DuPont\, a Murrow and Peabody awards.  In 2017\, she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Front Page Awards. \nBorn in Seoul\, South Korea and raised in Northern California\, Chang graduated with honors from Stanford University with a B.A. in political science and communication. She is married to WNET President and CEO Neal Shapiro and together they have three sons. Chang is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a founding board member of the Korean American Community Foundation. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/building-black-and-asian-solidarity-women-leading-across-race-history-and-culture/
LOCATION:by zoom–link on website\, Houston\, 77008
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Structure of Racism
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Dominican Sisters of Houston and the Center for the Healing of Racism on Saturday\, October 10\, 2020\, 1-3 PM\, for “The Structure of Racism\,” a Zoom presentation examining the structural and psychological causes and consequences of prejudice and discrimination. The workshop will be led by Dr. Craig Oettinger who will discuss these persistent patterns and — with the help of the audience — explore how change is possible.\n \n \nDr. Oettinger earned a PhD from Brown University in 1978.  His dissertation\, “The Politics of Excluded Groups\,” focused on changing Black political strategies\, White response\, and Black influence in American cities.  As a high school student in Connecticut\, he experienced anti-Semitism\, which led him to join a racial justice committee\, an involvement that led to many years as an activist for racial justice.  He taught sociology at the University of Houston\, Clear Lake for 35 years.\n \n \nPlease RSVP to croeger@domhou.org or 713.440.3714.  You must RSVP with an email address so that the Zoom link can be sent to you prior to the workshop.\n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-structure-of-racism/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201105T200000
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SUMMARY:Taking Time to Exhale: A Zoom Workshop for Healing
DESCRIPTION:So many have expressed feeling as though we have been holding our breath throughout 2020.  Between the individual and collective stress of a global pandemic\, the murder of George Floyd and the national election we know people have high emotions. For this reason\, the Center for the Healing of Racism will hold a safe space for expressing and sharing our feelings. Using the Center’s guidelines for dialogue and sharing this will be a place to be heard\, to listen\, and feel listened to in community.  Free with donations encouraged. Register to receive link to this Zoom event:\n\n\nhttps://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/taking-time-to-exhale-a-zoom-workshop-for-healing/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/taking-time-to-exhale-a-zoom-workshop-for-healing/
CATEGORIES:Non-HPJC Meeting,Presentation or Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201119T200000
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SUMMARY:Native American Heritage Month: A Discussion on Indian Tribal Law
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism for a virtual celebration of Native American Heritage Month on Thursday\, November 19\, 2020\, 6:00-8:00pm via Zoom.  Dr. Carol Harvey (Yaniza Kinlichini)\, a Navajo attorney will speak on the U.S. Supreme Court Marshall Trilogy of Indian Tribal Sovereignty. Dr. Harvey\, a former member of the board of the Center for the Healing of Racism\, has a deep knowledge of Indian law and history\, based on her successful career representing corporations and tribes.\n \nThe event is free and open to the public. Donations encouraged. Registration required:  https://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/native-american-heritage-month-celebration/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/native-american-heritage-month-a-discussion-on-indian-tribal-law/
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201205T153000
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SUMMARY:2020 Peacemaker Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Our main fundraiser for 2021!\nPlease join us online SATURDAY\, DECEMBER 5th as we celebrate ourNational and Local Peacemaker Award Recipients!\n** CLICK HERE FOR INFO AND TO REGISTER **\n  \nShannon Watts – our 2020 HPJC National Peacemaker Award Recipient & Keynote Speaker \nShannon Watts is a mother of five who\, prior to founding Moms Demand Action\, was a stay-at-home mom and former communications executive. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy\, Shannon started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. The online conversation turned into a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety\, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country\, with nearly 6 million supporters. In addition to her work with Moms Demand Action\, Watts is an active board member of Emerge America\, one of the nation’s leading organizations for recruiting and training women to run for office. \nLocal Peacemaker Award recipients:\nMartina Grifaldo – Executive Director\, Alianza Latina Internacional \nMartina Grifaldo is from Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato\, Mexico; she is 56 years old. She came to the United States as a Mexican immigrant looking for the American dream for her and her family. Martina and her family put down their roots in Houston\, Texas. Martina started her volunteer career teaching the elderly immigrant people to write and read at her church San Carlos Borromeo. She attended Houston Community College\, where she pursued a double major in English and Spanish. Her passion for civic engagement has granted her many awards and successes. She was able to fight for and help many people keep their homes after a bank had tricked them. A more recent case was the Vanessa Guillen case; she was one of the people who helped bring this case to the public and make national headline. She has won many awards in honor of her advocacy work\, such as a Hispanic award for being one of Houston’s best activists and recognition from the union of SEIU. She is also one of the first to introduce her history at Alley Theater. Martina is the founder of a non-profit organization called Alianza Latina International. Through this organization\, Martina has had the opportunity to serve immigrant and refugee community members. She has seen first-hand the challenges that come with adjusting to life in a new country. Ultimately\, Martina plans to continue advocating for immigrant families and make a difference in children’s lives with anti-bullying school programs through the foreign service or within immigration/refugee relief programs. \nMoms Demand Action\, Houston \nMeals On Wheels\, Houston \nClick here to register!
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2020-peacemaker-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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SUMMARY:Prayer to End Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:Join the Dominican Sisters of Houston on Saturday\, January 9\, 2021 at 9am as they gather virtually for Prayer to End Human Trafficking. Kimberly Williams\, Program Director of the Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center\, will join us to explain the PATH Collaborative. PATH Collaborative is a partnership of medical and community-based organizations working to identify and assist trafficked individuals onto a path of healing and recovery in the Greater Houston Area. \n  \nRSVP to Ceil Roeger at croeger@domhou.org to receive a zoom link\,
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/prayer-to-end-human-trafficking/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210115T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210115T193000
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SUMMARY:The Radical King and the Quest to Change America
DESCRIPTION:Today MLK is celebrated for his ‘dream’ of a just America\, but by the end of his career King was calling for a “radical reconstruction” of the United States. What compelled the transformation of King’s ideas and what do they tell us about our society today? Join the Rothko Chapel for our livestream 2021 Annual MLK Birthday Celebration featuring Princeton University professor of African-American Studies Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor who will engage these questions in hopes of unlocking the ideas and strategies necessary to enact effective and lasting change the United States. \nRegister at the web page below to get the online stream information.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-radical-king-and-the-quest-to-change-america/
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160110
CREATED:20210205T040242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T040244Z
UID:10001127-1610992800-1611000000@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:A Celebration of Dr. King’s Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism on Monday\, January 18\, 2021\, 6:00 to 8:00 PM as two extraordinary women discuss internalizing Dr. King’s messages of hope and healing. A facilitated dialogue will follow the discussion. \nDee Gardner\, founder of Gardner Counseling Services\, is a licensed psychotherapist\, speaker\, educator\, workshop facilitator\, trauma treatment consultant and author.  Sally Bartolameolli\, M.Ed.\, M.F.A.\, is a certified Shadow Work facilitator\, transformational coach\, author\, speaker\, teacher\, and founder of LORA Bridges – Building Bridges for Transformation. \nThe event is free and open to the public with donations encouraged.  Please register by January 17 to receive the link: https://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/a-celebration-of-dr-kings-birthday-by-zoom/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/a-celebration-of-dr-kings-birthday/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210127T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210112T195321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T195322Z
UID:10001123-1611770400-1611777600@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Racism in the Woods - a Zoom dialogue
DESCRIPTION:During a global pandemic\, the outdoors is one of the only safe places to spend time in the company of other people.  Research shows that spending time in nature is associate with a long list of health benefits — physical\, emotional and spiritual.  But while being in the woods is usually safe for White people\, African-Americans and other people of color face special risks\, beyond the spiders and the bears.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPlease join the Center for the Healing of Racism for a virtual presentation and dialogue about experiencing racism in the woods. The virtual event will take place on Wednesday\, January 27\, 2021\, 6:00 – 8:00pm CST.  The event is free and open to the public\, with donations encouraged. To reserve your spot and receive a link to the online program\, please register before January 26 on our website: https://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/racism-in-the-woods-a-zoom-workshop/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/racism-in-the-woods-a-zoom-dialogue/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/thumbnail-1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210131T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210131T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20201231T184753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201231T184856Z
UID:10001122-1612116000-1612119600@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Being Healthy in a Toxifying World
DESCRIPTION:Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2021 is Healthy Planet = Healthy People = Healthy Economy. In January\, join Steve Stelzer\, Program Director at the Houston Green Building Resource Center\, online as he discusses the many paradoxes we face as global citizens regarding staying healthy in a world where business insists on dumping toxic wastes into our air and water supply.  Without getting too gloomy about it\, Steve will also discuss options for actually doing something about the problem.  Spoiler alert: “Superman’s Not Coming”.  Meanwhile\, it seems we might be reaching a critical mass to turn this around. Please register for this talk at eventbrite.com/…/being-healthy-in-a-toxifying-world-tickets-132172402213. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/being-healthy-in-a-toxifying-world/
LOCATION:Houston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Steve-Stelzer.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210227T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210225T003741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T003742Z
UID:10001138-1614452400-1614456000@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:MFOLH Intersectionality Event: BHM x GVP
DESCRIPTION:March For Our Lives Houston is excited to announce that we will be hosting a February Intersectionality event\, which will be centered around Black History Month and gun violence prevention! \nThe event will include an informative presentation about BHM\, GVP legislation\, how to take part in BHM by supporting the black community\, action items\, an interactive trivia session\, and guest speaker Brandon Mack from BLM Houston! \nNote: A link to the Zoom meeting will be sent via email prior to the event.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/mfolh-intersectionality-event-bhm-x-gvp/
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFOLH":MAILTO:mfolhouston@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210228T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210228T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210205T031950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T033145Z
UID:10001125-1614520800-1614528000@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:50th Anniversary Interfaith Service & Community Celebration
DESCRIPTION:To lift up the last 50 years of the Rothko Chapel’s work and mission\, and renew and strengthen its commitment to serve as a welcoming interfaith sanctuary for all and a place to rally around the significant human rights issues of the day\, the Chapel will hold an online interfaith service and human rights celebration including Sufi Whirling\, prayers\, reflections\, and music. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/50th-anniversary-interfaith-service-community-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rothko Chapel":MAILTO:info@rothkochapel.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210228T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210205T004639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T060815Z
UID:10001124-1614535200-1614538800@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Externalities in Action: Air Pollution\, Public Health\, and Environmental Justice in Houston
DESCRIPTION:Join Paige Powell\, Development Director at Air Alliance Houston\, as she discusses the impacts of air pollution on physical health\, quality of life\, and economic prosperity. In her talk\, Paige will consider: \n\nWhat is the “right” amount of air pollution for a healthy and prosperous society?\nWhat are the true costs of doing business measured by the Triple Bottom Line?\nWhat are the socioeconomic implications of racial inequity and environmental injustice?\nHow can the Houston economy continue to thrive through the energy transition and beyond?\n\nPaige will provide information on Houston’s air pollution\, its related health impacts\, and those disproportionately impacted to provide thought-provoking responses to these questions. \nWhile she will address this topic from a Houston perspective\, these questions are relevant for everyone\, everywhere. Time will be provided for discussion with the audience after Paige’s talk.  Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/externalities-in-action-air-pollution-public-health-and-environmental-justice-in-houston/
LOCATION:Houston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Paige-Powell-photo-e1613974078621.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210311T184446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T034833Z
UID:10001150-1616436000-1616439600@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:"Sanando el dolor" (Healing the Hurt) / Dialogue in Spanish
DESCRIPTION:El Centro para la Sanación del Racismo\, gracias a la generosidad de Univision Communications Inc.\, celebra el Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial con un diálogo para sanar las heridas dentro de la comunidad latina y sobre los roles que desempeñaron César Chávez y Dolores Huerta al exponer la discriminación contra los/las Latinos/Latinas. \nLa presentadora será la Juez Josefina M. Rendón\, abogada\, mediadora\, árbitro y ex-juez del distrito. También es jueza visitante de los Tribunales de Justicia de Paz del Condado de Harris y miembro de la Junta Directiva del Centro.  Discusión dirigida completamente en español\, moderada por la Doctora Marilyn Douglas-Jones y Ana Eigler \nEl Diálogo es libre y abierto al público.  Para registrarse haga clic https://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/el-dia-internacional-para-la-eliminacion-de-la-discriminacion-racial/. Se fomentan las donaciones clic aquí. \n\nMarch 22\, 2021\, 6:00-7:00 PM (CST)
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/sanando-el-dolor-healing-the-hurt-dialogue-in-spanish/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street (@ Holman)\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Center-Healing-Racism-2-copy-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210328T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210308T231605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T231606Z
UID:10001145-1616954400-1616958000@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:A Healthy Planet is a Prerequisite for Healthy People
DESCRIPTION:Join Hyun-Min Hwang\, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental & Interdisciplinary Sciences at Texas Southern University\, as he discusses the links between people’s health\, and the health of our planet. Our planet consists of four major components: lithosphere (land)\, hydrosphere (water)\, biosphere (living things)\, and atmosphere (air). A healthy planet is a prerequisite for healthy people. Every day we depend on the health of the air we breathe\, the water we drink\, the foods we eat\, and the land on which we build houses to keep us alive and healthy. But the health of the planet has been degraded by humans. Pollutants in air\, soil\, water\, and food threaten human health. Humans have also created many global environmental problems such as ozone depletion and climate change. This presentation will cover how humans have polluted our planet and how a polluted environment affects human health. Time will be provided for discussion with the audience after Professor Hwang’s talk.  Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/a-healthy-planet-is-a-prerequisite-for-healthy-people/
LOCATION:Houston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Professor-Hwang-photo.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210407T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210315T204151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T034651Z
UID:10001151-1617796800-1617800400@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Contemplation & Sound: Zarathushti Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Zarathushti (Zoroastrian) tradition\, organized by Kaemerz Dotiwala and led by representatives of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston. This session will be focused on The Gathas\, seventeen hymns composed by poet-prophet Zarathushtra around 1200 BCE that form the core of Zarathushti liturgy. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/contemplation-sound-zarathushti-tradition/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rothko Chapel":MAILTO:info@rothkochapel.org
GEO:29.7378214;-95.3957425
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St Houston 77006;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3900 Yupon St:geo:-95.3957425,29.7378214
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210412T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210412T031342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T031343Z
UID:10001157-1618239600-1618246800@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:"An Unlevel Playing Field: The Myth of Access and Equality in Higher Education”
DESCRIPTION:In light of the recent Georgetown law professor’s comments about Black students’ academic performance and the viral video of the Oxnard College professor who berated a deaf student for “not paying attention in class\,” it’s time to talk about the myth of access and equality in higher education.  Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism on Monday\, April 12\, 3:00-5:00 PM for a Zoom presentation by University of Houston Professor Sharon Grigsby Hill.  A facilitated dialogue will follow the presentation. \n \n The program is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated. Registration required at https://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/an-unlevel-playing-field-the-myth-of-access-and-equality-in-higher-education-a-zoom-dialogue.  A link to the program will be emailed to you prior to the event.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/an-unlevel-playing-field-the-myth-of-access-and-equality-in-higher-education/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Unknown-4.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210429T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210426T140340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T140341Z
UID:10001162-1619722800-1619724600@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Brian Greene Livestream
DESCRIPTION:World-renowned theoretical physicist to discuss his book\, Until the End of Time: Mind\, Matter\, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe\, in a half-hour interview with Progressive Forum president Randall Morton. \nDon’t miss this discussion of the ultimate story: The beginning of the universe to the end; the evolution of stars; cellular life; and the emergence of mind – how do we find meaning in an impersonal cosmos?
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/brian-greene-livestream/
LOCATION:The Progressive Forum Website
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Progressive Forum":MAILTO:info@ProgressiveForumHouston.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210430T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210426T142645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T142646Z
UID:10001165-1619784000-1619791200@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Waking (Let's Talk) News!
DESCRIPTION:Bring a bag lunch!  Come; share an article with us!  Bring your articles clipped from newspapers\, magazines\, journals\, or computers relating to discrimination\, oppression and all forms of racism.  Join us in a lively discussion and contribute your ideas and materials to the Center’s tool kit.\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public.  Donations appreciated.  RSVP: http://www.centerhealingracism.org/event-calendar/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/waking-lets-talk-news-5/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne Geyer":MAILTO:anne.geyer@comcast.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210505T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210426T140418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T140419Z
UID:10001163-1620216000-1620219600@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Contemplation & Sound: Islamic Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Islamic tradition led by Mohamed Hussein and organized by the Minaret Foundation. Comparing elements of sound in different Quran recitation styles\, this contemplative practice will showcase thematic recitations where tunes and melodies match the stories being read\, allowing the audience to get lost in the stories. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/contemplation-sound-islamic-tradition/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TM-May-2021-Banner-small.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Rothko Chapel":MAILTO:info@rothkochapel.org
GEO:29.7378214;-95.3957425
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St Houston 77006;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3900 Yupon St:geo:-95.3957425,29.7378214
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210523T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210523T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210426T140640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T140641Z
UID:10001164-1621792800-1621796400@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:A Resilient Future for All Rests on Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable
DESCRIPTION:Join Kristen Schlemmer\, Legal Director at Bayou City Waterkeeper\, as she considers how disasters\, while affecting large portions of the Houston population\, impact the vulnerable more severely and why building resilience is critical.  Hurricane Harvey and Winter Storm Uri showed us that disasters increasingly affect large portions of our region’s population. While many of us are able to recover from these storms in a matter of weeks\, decades of underinvestment in our water systems and flood protection have left low-income communities especially vulnerable to the long-term effects of a single disaster. As we work toward a resilient future for all\, we must focus on those most affected by historic neglect\, as well as disaster over the long-term. If we emphasize justice for the most vulnerable among us\, we will secure resilience for all.  With science\, law\, and policy\, Bayou City Waterkeeper works with local communities to protect and restore natural systems\, achieve equitable policy solutions\, and systematically advance change to benefit all who live within the Lower Galveston Bay watershed encompassing the greater Houston area. Time will be provided for discussion with the audience after Kristen’s talk.  Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/a-resilient-future-for-all-rests-on-prioritizing-the-most-vulnerable/
LOCATION:Houston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kristen-Schlemmer-e1619445933365.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210528T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210528T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210525T025721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210525T025722Z
UID:10001170-1622203200-1622210400@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Waking (Let's Talk) News!
DESCRIPTION:Bring a bag lunch!  Come; share an article with us!  Bring your articles clipped from newspapers\, magazines\, journals\, or computers relating to discrimination\, oppression and all forms of racism.  Join us in a lively discussion and contribute your ideas and materials to the Center’s tool kit.\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public.  Donations appreciated.\n\nhttp://www.centerhealingracism.org/event-calendar/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/waking-lets-talk-news-6/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street (@ Holman)\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Newspaper_extra_extra.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne Geyer":MAILTO:anne.geyer@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210602T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210602T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210523T133754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210523T133756Z
UID:10001168-1622646000-1622653200@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Racism in Transportation
DESCRIPTION:Access to safe\, reliable and affordable transportation is vital to all of us. Whether we travel in a car\, bus\, train\, bicycle\, wheelchair or on foot\, we can’t get to where we need to go — work\, school\, healthcare\, supermarket or socializing — without transportation.  All too often\, government transportation policies promote driving a car over other\, less-costly means of travel.  This has presented significant problems for Black and Latinx populations where car ownership is lower and decades of disinvestment in communities has resulted in poor transit\, walking or biking options.  Communities of color also bear the brunt of highway expansions\, which can destroy historic neighborhoods\, displace residents and and impact the health of those left behind.\n\nPlease join us on Wednesday\, June 2\, 2021\, 3:00-5:00 PM (CST) for a discussion on transportation policy and its role in systemic racism.  The discussion will be led by Oni K. Blair\, executive director of LINK Houston\, a nonprofit advocating for transportation equity.  The Zoom presentation is free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged.  Registration is required:  https://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/racism-in-transportation-a-zoom-dialogue/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/racism-in-transportation/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CFHR-FLIER-june-2021-RACISM-IN-TRANSPORTATION-e1621777060463.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210619T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210619T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210614T020303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210614T020304Z
UID:10001175-1624104000-1624111200@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:28th Ally Awards Fundraiser / Special Honoree: Lupita Nyong'o
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to honor Lupita Nyong’o\, recipient of our 28th Juneteenth Ally Award.  Don’t miss Lupita’s insightful conversation with Houston’s own Cherry Steinwender\, co-founder and director of the Center for the Healing of Racism.  The Academy Award winning actress is being honored for being such an inspiring role model for young people of color throughout the world.  Award recipients also include the Houston Coalition Against Hate and Kingwood student Mallory Keeler\, organizer of a powerful Black Lives Matter benefit concert last summer. \n\nThe event (on Zoom) takes place on Saturday\, June 19 from 12 to 2 PM.  Donation levels can be found on our website; minimum donation to receive the link is $25: .
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/28th-ally-awards-fundraiser-special-honoree-lupita-nyongo/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Presentation or Lecture,Video Showing
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lupita-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com
GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210627T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210627T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T160111
CREATED:20210525T025809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210614T023457Z
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SUMMARY:Houston’s Transition to a Low Carbon Future
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Bruce Race\, FAIA\, FAICP\, Professor of Architecture at the University of Houston\, as he considers how Houston could transition to a low carbon future.  Texas is the historic global epicenter for the carbon economy. Oil and gas represent over one third of the state economy. Texas’ $1.9 trillion GDP\, if a country\, would make us the 9th largest in the world. We have over 50 Fortune 500 companies\, including ExxonMobil (2nd) and ConocoPhillips (4th). Is Houston the next Detroit\, or can we diversify our way to continued prosperity in a low-carbon economy? Dr. Bruce Race\, FAIA\, FAICP from the University of Houston will share his research on how energy conservation and shift to renewables will reshape Houston’s economy\, development patterns\, and mobility systems. Time will be provided for discussion with the audience after his talk.  Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/houstons-transition-to-a-low-carbon-future/
LOCATION:Houston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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